Necktie-fastener



H. P. RESTON.

NECKTIE FASTE NER.

APPLICATION FILED ocn-s. 1919.

PatentedNov. 9, 1920.

- by a pointed head UNITED STATES HENRY P. RESTON, OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS.

N ECKTIE-FASTEN ER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. Nov. 9, 1920.

Application filed October 9, 1919. Serial No. 329,571;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY P. REs'roN, a subject of Great Britain, residing at ockiord, in the county of "Winnebago and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in N ecktie-F asteners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention, pertaining in general to the class of buckles, buttons and clasps, has more particular reference to necktie fasteners, that is, devices especially adapted for holding the necktie in proper position on a wearer.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a neat and attractive fastener of simple and inexpensive construction which shall serve in a practical and satisfactory manner to hold a necktie in place on a wearer, or to hold together any articles of wearing apparel.

My invention further contemplates as a new article of manufacture a necktie fastener of novel construction, characterized and a sheath, the pointed shank of the head being, in use, passed through a tie and shirt and the sheath detachably engaged over the pointed shank within the shirt for-protecting the wearer and for holding the fastener head in place.

Other objects and advantages will be appreciated as the invention becomes better understood by reference to the following description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawing, in Which- Figure l is a view illustrating diagrammatically the use of my improved necktie fastener;

Fig. 2, an enlarged sectional view through the fastener;

Fig. 3, an enlarged side view of the point-- ed head;

Fig. 4, an end view of the spring holder and spring;

Fig. 5, a sectional View through the spring holder taken on the line -5 of F 1g. 4; and

Fig. 6, a sectional view through the sheath.

My invention contemplates the prov1s1on of a simple fastening device adapted to pierce the loose lower end of a four-in-hand necktie and also the shirt front and to be "fastened to the latter for holding the tie in proper position. To this end, I have aimed to provide a construction capable of be nular, open end ing produced at a comparatively low cost and adapted to be embodied in various ornamental designs. That is, the head member, the only part exposed at the front of a necktie, may be of any shape or design and of any suitable material or studded with precious stones, if desired. This head is equipped with a pointed shank adapted to be pressed through the tie and shirt front without appreciably marring the texture thereof,- and I further provide a sheath body member disposed within the shirt for covering said pointed end and for holding the head against withdrawal from operative position. In the present instance, I have illustrated as a feature of my invention, a sheath and spring-actuated means of novel construction therein for covering and cooperating with the pointed end of the shank, as will be presently seen.

Referring now to the drawing, the head designated generally by character 7, of any suitable configuration, is provided with a shank 8 having a fine pointed end and a peripheral groove 10 intermediate the end 9 and the head. The sheath body designated generally by character 11, is preferably pressed from sheet material to form an anchamber 12 and a socket 13 co-axial therewith. The chamber 12 is for the reception of an annular spring-holding member or cover 14 having a central opening 15 and an annular recess 16 in which is disposed a spring clasp designated generally by character 17. he cover 14; when pressed into the chamber 12 in the manner shown in Fig. 2, will hold the spring 17 in operative position with relation to the opening 15. It is intended that the sprlng clasp shall be of such construction as to automatically grip the shank 8 after the point has been fully inserted into the sheath, to thereby hold the head and sheath together, and that the shank shall be quick releasable to permit instant separation by sufficient pressure to overcome the spring action. For this purpose the spring may be in the form of a single piece of spring wire bent medially upon itself to U-shape, providing separable sideslS normally disposed within the area of the o ening 15 and further providing ends 19 turned outwardly to engage the internal wall of the annular chamber 16 for holding the spring member in proper position within the cover member. The sheath and cover members 11 and 14 re been passed through these iabrics,1the point ed end inserted in the opening, 15; and into thesocket 13 until thespring portions 18 snap into theannular recess 10, and thereby SGCLIEE} the theathto the head. It, will be m.ni,'e,t that the pointedsh'ankisthorr a tie' and shirt oughly protected so as not to be a source of dangcrto the wearer, and that the head may] beqdetached at-any time by simply drawing out on the head with sufficient pressure to overcome theaction of the spring;

it is-believed that, theforegoing, conveys a 1 clear understanding of; the; obj'ects prefaced above, and while; I. have illustrated and described but a single working embodi'. ment thereof, it should be understood that various changes might be madein the con-' Fig. 2, the pointed i the pointed shank struction and design without departing from the spirit andscope of the invention as expressed in the appended claims, in which-e lclaifn't 1. A necktie fastener comprising a head having a pointed shank adapted'to pierce a tie and any additionalfabric, a sheath body having an open end, a spring within said body arranged to yieldingly engage the shank when the latter is pressed into the sheath, and-a cover over the open end of the sheathholding thespring against displacement and havingan opening for admission either shank to the sheath.

2.; A necktie fastener comprising a head member and a sheath member, the head member having a pointed shank, the sheath memberphaving a narrow interior compartment disposedin a plane at rightangles to the shank and provided throughwhith the pointed shank is adapted to be received, a. s ring wire in said cornpartmenjt bent medially to yieldingly engage and arranged withit's end portions in ceiiperationwith-the interior wall or" said compartment, whereby to detachably; hold the ,headand sheath me'mb'e'r in codp ei ative-relation.

HENRY r. stares.

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